Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
6 episodes
E01
Global Recession, The Pope and Condoms, NatWest 3
Charlie Brooker returns to train his sights firmly on news and current affairs. He looks at the news's obsession with the credit crunch, and the potty levels it has reached. Nick Davies authors a piece about the influence the PR industry has over the news and Tim Key performs a poem.
E02
Vox Pops, Viewer Content, Jade Goody
Charlie Brooker sets his satirical sights on news and current affairs. In charting the rise of the public's role in making the news via vox pops and mobile phone footage, Brooker examines the good, the bad and the absurd in citizen journalism. Plus, reviews of two big stories making the news, controversial authored pieces, a poem and much more.
E03
Newsreaders, War on Terror, Politcal Corruption
Charlie Brooker sets his sights on news and current affairs, looking at how news anchors and their styles have changed over the years and reflecting on how they do it in America.
E04
G20 Summit, MMR Vaccine, Protests
Charlie Brooker looks at how graphics have changed on news programmes over the years. He also charts how the media handled both the politics and the protests of the G20 summit.
E05
Compilation
Charlie Brooker sets his satirical sights on news and current affairs.
E06
The Media
Charlie Brooker sets his satirical sights on news and current affairs, with the help of Nick Davies and Peter Oborne.
Season 2
6 episodesCast
Charlie Brooker
as Presenter